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Hi, The stuff we used does not have any tendency to shed or flake at all. Once the foam cured, it has a fairly hard surface that has no tendency to rub off or flake off. Its been 5 years with no problems or tendency to shed. We covered the foam with with paneling, which I think most people...

Hi, I used the similar 200 sqft spray foam kit that Home Depot sells. It worked OK -- no residual odor or evidence of out-gassing after the initial cure, which was only a few hours. Very well adhered to van skin. This was back in 2014, and the foam has held up fine. The 200 sqft at 1 inch...

Hi, We have a ProMaster 136 inch wheel base, high roof converted to a camper van. Have been very happy with it.  We just got back from a 7000 mile trip to the Yukon.  The van behaved flawlessly on the whole trip. This is our 4th RV and the best of the bunch.  internal space is very nice.  Fuel...

Hi, This is a page that has a breakdown on the weight of my conversion -- it might help you estimate how much weight you will be adding: http://www.buildagreenrv.com/our-conversion/our-promaster-conversion-weight-of-conversion/ Everything in my conversion of the ProMaster bare van added up to...

Hi, We started by using Reflectex with the idea that we would replace it later with something else.  But, the Reflectex has worked fine and we just kept it.   We have little Velcro tabs on the back windows, but on the side windows the fit is tight enough that we just push them i place and they...

Hi, The propane compartment pictured near the front of this thread is my van -- here is the whole story on the install: http://www.buildagreenrv.com/our-conversion/promaster-camper-van-conversion-installing-the-propane-system/ We like this arrangement.   Our old RV had a tank mounted under the...

Hi I think the two layers of half inch is fine -- you won't lose any R value. But, some people use 1 inch and hold them in place with springy sticks until the adhesive cures -- this also works fine. Picture down this page of the springy...

hi, A pretty good year round tilt is just to use your local latitude for the tilt. If you want to favor winter collection, use your latitude plus 15 degrees. If you want to favor summer times, use a tilt of your latitude minus 15 degrees. But, for summer flat works quite well. eg if you live...

Hi, PVWatts is a really nice and easy to use tool to put numbers to how much less you will generate in the winter than in the summer. You just pick your location and tell it the way the PV array is pointed, and it will give you month by month totals for your PV panel for your location and your...

Hi, I'm a little surprised to hear all the not so good reactions to Great Stuff -- I use it a lot. Its made by Dow, and according them it is polyurethane and its also closed cell: http://dow-styrofoam.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4585/related/1 and...